Big Springs Elementary: english

The shaded band is this school's normal range. If nothing about how it works changes, nearly every future year should land inside it. Zero means the typical student just meets the state standard. The small numbers under the years are how many students were tested.

Measured against the grade bars

The state's English test uses one scale for every grade, so a score means the same thing in grade 3 as in grade 8.

3rd The average 3rd grader scores 90 points under the grade 3 bar. 2342 vs. 2432.
4th The average 4th grader scores 47 points under the grade 3 bar. 2385 vs. 2432. The 4th-grade bar is 2473.
6th The average 6th grader scores 17 points under the grade 4 bar. 2456 vs. 2473. The 6th-grade bar is 2531.
7th The average 7th grader scores 11 points under the grade 5 bar. 2491 vs. 2502. The 7th-grade bar is 2552.
8th The average 8th grader scores 23 points under the grade 5 bar. 2479 vs. 2502. The 8th-grade bar is 2567.

2026 results. The English test covers reading, writing, listening and research together. "Meets standard" is the state's mark for being on track for that grade.

Step 1 · Each year's result

For each grade tested, take the average (mean) scale score from the California Department of Education's results file, and subtract the lowest score that counts as "Standard Met" for that grade. That is the grade's distance from standard. Weight each grade by its share of the students tested, then add the grades up. Grades where the state hides the average because ten or fewer students tested are left out entirely.

2015 from sb_ca2015_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	92,036	2412.1	− 2432	−19.9	× 20 / 88	−4.5
4	92,038	2448.7	− 2473	−24.3	× 12 / 88	−3.3
5	92,040	2435.3	− 2502	−66.7	× 11 / 88	−8.3
6	92,043	2494.8	− 2531	−36.2	× 15 / 88	−6.2
7	92,044	2480.0	− 2552	−72	× 13 / 88	−10.6
8	92,046	2578.1	− 2567	11.1	× 17 / 88	2.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−31

2016 from sb_ca2016_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	85,456	2424.2	− 2432	−7.8	× 18 / 85	−1.7
4	85,458	2444.4	− 2473	−28.6	× 23 / 85	−7.7
5	85,461	2518.7	− 2502	16.7	× 13 / 85	2.6
7	85,464	2548.8	− 2552	−3.2	× 19 / 85	−0.7
8	85,466	2526.8	− 2567	−40.2	× 12 / 85	−5.7
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−13

2017 from sb_ca2017_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	87,830	2422.3	− 2432	−9.7	× 27 / 118	−2.2
4	87,832	2484.6	− 2473	11.6	× 17 / 118	1.7
5	87,833	2463.0	− 2502	−39	× 25 / 118	−8.3
6	87,836	2525.8	− 2531	−5.2	× 20 / 118	−0.9
7	87,837	2474.1	− 2552	−77.9	× 11 / 118	−7.3
8	87,839	2553.9	− 2567	−13.1	× 18 / 118	−2
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−19

2018 from sb_ca2018_1_csv_v3.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,056	2369.0	− 2432	−63	× 22 / 123	−11.3
4	88,059	2463.5	− 2473	−9.5	× 28 / 123	−2.2
5	88,060	2490.0	− 2502	−12	× 19 / 123	−1.9
6	88,063	2461.2	− 2531	−69.8	× 22 / 123	−12.5
7	88,064	2548.0	− 2552	−4	× 20 / 123	−0.7
8	88,067	2515.4	− 2567	−51.6	× 12 / 123	−5
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−33

2019 from sb_ca2019_1_csv_v4.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,695	2415.5	− 2432	−16.5	× 13 / 121	−1.8
4	88,696	2389.5	− 2473	−83.5	× 21 / 121	−14.5
5	88,697	2480.6	− 2502	−21.4	× 27 / 121	−4.8
6	88,698	2548.2	− 2531	17.2	× 17 / 121	2.4
7	88,699	2510.3	− 2552	−41.7	× 23 / 121	−7.9
8	88,700	2573.6	− 2567	6.6	× 20 / 121	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2021 from sb_ca2021_1_csv_v2.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	86,885	2403.5	− 2432	−28.5	× 21 / 124	−4.8
4	86,886	2420.5	− 2473	−52.5	× 20 / 124	−8.5
5	86,887	2484.8	− 2502	−17.2	× 16 / 124	−2.2
6	86,888	2509.0	− 2531	−22	× 22 / 124	−3.9
7	86,889	2534.2	− 2552	−17.8	× 26 / 124	−3.7
8	86,890	2554.3	− 2567	−12.7	× 19 / 124	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−25

2022 from sb_ca2022_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,974	2351.4	− 2432	−80.6	× 23 / 116	−16
4	88,975	2421.5	− 2473	−51.5	× 22 / 116	−9.8
5	88,976	2463.3	− 2502	−38.7	× 17 / 116	−5.7
6	88,977	2558.3	− 2531	27.3	× 12 / 116	2.8
7	88,978	2525.6	− 2552	−26.4	× 19 / 116	−4.3
8	88,979	2557.6	− 2567	−9.4	× 23 / 116	−1.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−35

2023 from sb_ca2023_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,857	2360.4	− 2432	−71.6	× 17 / 110	−11.1
4	88,858	2385.5	− 2473	−87.5	× 23 / 110	−18.3
5	88,859	2483.1	− 2502	−18.9	× 22 / 110	−3.8
6	88,860	2507.1	− 2531	−23.9	× 18 / 110	−3.9
7	88,861	2549.2	− 2552	−2.8	× 12 / 110	−0.3
8	88,862	2524.8	− 2567	−42.2	× 18 / 110	−6.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−44

2024 from sb_ca2024_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,846	2346.7	− 2432	−85.3	× 11 / 98	−9.6
4	88,847	2349.3	− 2473	−123.7	× 18 / 98	−22.7
5	88,848	2397.5	− 2502	−104.5	× 22 / 98	−23.5
6	88,849	2476.4	− 2531	−54.6	× 19 / 98	−10.6
7	88,850	2482.8	− 2552	−69.2	× 17 / 98	−12
8	88,851	2576.4	− 2567	9.4	× 11 / 98	1.1
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−77

2025 from sb_ca2025_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,534	2371.9	− 2432	−60.1	× 12 / 79	−9.1
5	88,536	2414.6	− 2502	−87.4	× 16 / 79	−17.7
6	88,537	2453.2	− 2531	−77.8	× 18 / 79	−17.7
7	88,538	2517.2	− 2552	−34.8	× 17 / 79	−7.5
8	88,539	2493.5	− 2567	−73.5	× 16 / 79	−14.9
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−67

2026 from sb_ca2026_1_csv_v1.zip

Grade	Line in file	Average score	Standard Met	Distance	Students	Weighted
3	88,231	2341.7	− 2432	−90.3	× 13 / 76	−15.4
4	88,232	2385.2	− 2473	−87.8	× 14 / 76	−16.2
6	88,234	2456.0	− 2531	−75	× 12 / 76	−11.8
7	88,235	2491.1	− 2552	−60.9	× 22 / 76	−17.6
8	88,236	2479.2	− 2567	−87.8	× 15 / 76	−17.3
Sum, rounded to a whole point						−78

Step 2 · The average and the normal range

Average: add the yearly results and divide by how many there are. −31, −13, −19, −33, −25, −25, −35, −44, −77, −67, −78 → −40.6
Typical year-to-year change: how far the result moved from each year to the next, ignoring up or down. 2015→2016: 18 · 2016→2017: 6 · 2017→2018: 14 · 2018→2019: 8 · 2019→2021: 0 · 2021→2022: 10 · 2022→2023: 9 · 2023→2024: 33 · 2024→2025: 10 · 2025→2026: 11 → average 11.9
Normal range: multiply the typical change by 2.66, then add it to the average and subtract it. 11.9 × 2.66 = 31.7. Upper limit −8.9, lower limit −72.3.

Why 2.66? It is the standard factor from quality control, the work of Walter Shewhart and W. Edwards Deming. It turns "how much the result typically changes in a year" into "how far it can wander by chance alone".

Years with no result (no state tests were given in spring 2020) are skipped: the year-to-year change runs from the last year with a result to the next one.

Step 3 · Free or reduced-price meals

The share of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. From 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26.